# Large Animals In Alaska You Could Survive Inside Of! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [February 11, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513 "2012-02-11T12:11:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZEEMADMAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/fbc32d/32.png) [@ZEEMADMAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZEEMADMAN)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/1 "2012-02-11T12:11:06Z")
Sir, I have lived in Alaska since March of 1993. You overlooked Bears, (both Black Bears & Polar Bears) but I think more Importantly Moose. They are just about Everywhere Here, & I’ve seen one in My Yard that My 16# Cocker Spaniel/Poodle went after, with Me Screaming NO, NOOO, NO, NO, that could have Killed Her with one good Stomp, but instead Ran Away & Jumped A Snow Berm, (Thanks Who Ever Was Looking Out For Me, Because If The Moose Had Gone After Her, I Would Have Had To Kill It, 12 Guage by the Door, with OO Buckshot, Sabot’s, & Rifled Slugs, then Explained that to the Department Of Fish & Game! (Defense of Life & Property) & to My Point, this Moose Was as Big As Most Cars! Easily 1,000#'s of Meat on the Hoof! They can be Very Dangerous, & have Killed Many People here over the Years. They Stomp You to Death! Thanks Respectfully, ZEEMADMAN! * * * LINK TO COLUMN: [What’s the best animal to slice open and crawl inside to stay warm? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3031/what-s-the-best-animal-to-slice-open-and-crawl-inside-to-stay-warm) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/2 "2012-02-11T12:14:22Z")
Can you see Russia from your house? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/3 "2012-02-11T12:16:26Z")
I can understand the nick name. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/4 "2012-02-11T12:41:35Z")
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti… ---
**Author:** ![florez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9e5f3/32.png) [@florez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/florez)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/5 "2012-02-11T13:13:29Z")
I also live in Alaska and you are completely forgetting about Big Foot. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/6 "2012-02-11T13:52:03Z")
Well… alrighty then. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/7 "2012-02-11T15:57:37Z")
> [@PapSett](#): > > Well… alrighty then. Don’t You Mean “Alrighty Then”? How Does A Person Type Like That? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/8 "2012-02-11T16:28:48Z")
Well, she, he, it, gave me a reason to post my moose pics. Here is one. [![](https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r148/enipla/Moose.jpg) ](https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r148/enipla/Moose.jpg) Young fella. Has a brother and they visited and grew all last summer. Colorado is getting a lot more moose. Drives the dogs crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_I\_Am](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Sam\_I\_Am](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_I_Am)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/9 "2012-02-11T16:29:00Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Don’t You Mean “Alrighty Then”? How Does A Person Type Like That? Just the thought of it makes my pinkies hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/10 "2012-02-11T16:51:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Don’t You Mean “Alrighty Then”? How Does A Person Type Like That? It Helps If You’re A Golem. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/11 "2012-02-11T19:40:46Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Well, she, he, it, gave me a reason to post my moose pics. Here is one. > > [http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r148/enipla/Moose.jpg](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r148/enipla/Moose.jpg) > > Young fella. Has a brother and they visited and grew all last summer. Colorado is getting a lot more moose. Drives the dogs crazy. Nice. I have a bunch of photos of moose in our neighborhood in Anchorage. They loved the shrubberies and my radiant crab apple tree. The poor thing looked like some sort of mutant after a few years. Every spring the cow would bring her new calves to show them where the chow line was. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/12 "2012-02-11T20:15:50Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Nice. I have a bunch of photos of moose in our neighborhood in Anchorage. They loved the shrubberies and my radiant crab apple tree. The poor thing looked like some sort of mutant after a few years. Every spring the cow would bring her new calves to show them where the chow line was. When the dogs go to DefCon 5, we know that it’s either moose or bear. The kids, our dogs are smart enough to stay inside when they see them. As an idiot human, I go take pictures. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/13 "2012-02-11T20:25:06Z")
And I thought they smelled bad… …_gasp…gasp_… …_gasp…gasp_… …_gasp…gasp_… …_gasp…gasp_… …_gasp…gasp_… …_gasp…gasp_… … On the _outside_! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/14 "2012-02-11T20:28:01Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > When the dogs go to DefCon 5, we know that it’s either moose or bear. The kids, our dogs are smart enough to stay inside when they see them. > > As an idiot human, I go take pictures. My brother could always tell the difference with his dog. A ‘wuff’ was moose or caribou. Batshit insane was a bear. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/15 "2012-02-12T12:20:46Z")
But how best to feng shui the organs? And, when you have to leave the moose’s innards and go to the grocery store, isn’t there a strong risk of management escorting you off the premises? Ack, this is gonna keep me up all night. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/16 "2012-02-12T12:26:41Z")
I think this is in response to one of Cecil’s columns. Moving to that forum, from IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/17 "2012-02-13T13:16:06Z")
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, **ZEEMADMAN** , we’re glad to have you with us. For future ref, when you start a thread in reference to one of Cecil’s columns, it’s helpful to other readers if you provide a link to the column. There are zillions of 'em, so providing a link saves search time and helps keep everyone on the same page. I’ve edited a link into your OP, no biggie, you’ll know for next time. And, as I say, welcome! ---
**Author:** ![wei\_ji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-animals-in-alaska-you-could-survive-inside-of/612513/18 "2012-02-15T02:12:53Z")
At the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, an English professor babysitting a well-known visiting writer from the “New Yorker” magazine asked me, in her office one day, if I could guess what he’d done when he came upon a moose on a jogging trail. I thought for a moment, and replied that I hoped he hadn’t attempted to approach and pet it. “Yep; that’s exactly what he did,” she replied. Moose left in a huff.